Local Blues Festival Season Kicks Off
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This is the week....the amazing Eureka Springs Blues Weekend is off and running! If you missed the opening night concert last night featuring Damon Fowler, there is SO much more coming your way! Friday the gates open at noon with music starting at 1pm with Ozark Blues Society's Solo Blues Challenge winner, Jimmy Wayne Garrett. Gates open at noon on both Saturday and Sunday with an awesome mix of local favorites like Isayah's Allstars, The Cate Brothers, Divas On Fire, and Brick Fields as well as a number of amazing nationally known acts. Read below for more information and links to tickets. Once you get your excitement pumped up, head on down next weekend to Fort Smith for the Riverfront Blues Festival and then just a week after that we are being treated to the first annual Hot-Dam Blues Festival in Bella Vista. With a great
group of music oriented people and organizations focusing on bringing
more live music to Bella Vista it will
be a not to be missed event for
the 4th of July weekend.
Musician or fans of bands please consider taking time to drop me an email with updates on gig information. I want this newsletter to offer you the information you, the reader, finds helpful. Send anyideas or comments to me anytime at:
~Sandy McCann
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Eureka Springs Blues Weekend
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Have you looked? The lineup for the 2016 Eureka Springs Blues Weekend is nothing short of AMAZING!!
Music starts at 1pm Friday to Sunday
on the main stage at Turpentine Creek and moves to partner stages all
around town in the evening.
It's not too late to make plans to attend! Hearing awesome blues and supporting the protection of amazing animals through the partnership between Eureka Springs Blues Weekend and Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is a win-win opportunity. For more information about the Blues Weekend check out: http://www.eurekaspringsblues.com/
And if you want to learn more about Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge you can find that information here:
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Coming Soon!
Hot-Dam Blues Festival
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Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the first annual Bella Vista Hot-Dam Blues Festival. Sponsored by the Bella Vista Foundation, The City of Bella Vista Arts Council, and The Bella Vista POA, The Hot-Dam Blues Festival will be presented on Sunday, July 3rd, in the park below Lake Loch Lomond Dam from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. Immediately following the Blues Festival, the City of Bella Vista will present their annual 4th of July fireworks. Entertainment will be provided by three great, Northwest Arkansas bands, including: Jim Mills and the Hellbenders, Joe Giles and the Homewreckers, and The Cate Brothers.
Admission and parking are free. Food and beverage will be available for purchase from five local food trucks
and the Bentonville Brewing Company
will host a beer garden.
The festival is also partnering with a
Bella Vista food pantry to collect food
for needy families. Spectators are
asked to bring nonperishable, canned
food items for donation.
Tax deductible donations to support the festival can be made to The Bella Vista Foundation. Checks can be mailed to the Bella Vista Foundation, PO Box 5261, Bella Vista, 72714. See their web site for more contact information: http://www.bellavistafoundation.com
or email:
info@bellavistafoundation.com
Persons interested in volunteering to help with the festival can contact Deb
Sorensen at (479) 855-7633
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Don't forget for those maximizing their Northwest Arkansas Blues experience, next weekend is the 2016 edition of the Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival. Check it out HERE |
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Mark Your Calendar
2016 Ozark Blues Society Blues Challenge
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As the summer kicks off be assured the Ozark Blues Society Board kicks into gear working behind the scenes to start preparing for our annual fall event, the Ozark Blues Society Blues Challenge. With the date locked down for
October 19, 2016
Georges Majestic Lounge
look for an announcement soon more details including how to enter.
Just in case we have any new readers unsure as to the purpose of this event, it is the competition that is used to select the band and solo/duo acts we will send to Memphis for the International Blues Challenge. Bands and solo/duo acts who desire to compete in Memphis must win in a local competition sponsored by a blues society that is an affiliate of the Blues Foundation. Each affiliated society is allowed to send one band, one solo or duo, and one youth act.
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06.17
- The Boss Tweeds and Uncrowned Kings for Happy Hour at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
- Keith Nicholson at Kingfish in Fayetteville
- Buddy Shute and the Motavatas at Bears Place in Fayetteville
- Jesse Dean at Core Public House in Fayetteville
- Jed Clampit at MJ Pizzeria in Springdale
- Coverblind at Bentonville Brewing Company
- Some Thing and Kingsize Mojo at The Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville
- Eureka Springs Blues Weekend at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and various venues in Eureka Springs featuring ALL your favorite blues artists
06.18
- Jimmy Wayne Garrett at Mojos Pints and Pies in Fayetteville
- Eureka Springs Blues Weekend at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and various venues in Eureka Springs featuring ALL your favorite blues artists
- Nathan Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys at The Founders Room in Alma
06.19
- Emily Kaitz and Outside the Lines at Fayetteville Public Library in Fayetteville
- Claudia Burson Trio at Copelands Famous New Orleans Restaurant in Rogers
- Eureka Springs Blues Weekend at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and various venues in Eureka Springs featuring ALL your favorite blues artists
- Hadden Sayers at Warrens Rec Room in Alma
06.21
- Left of Center at Jose's Southwest Grill in Springdale
- Keith Nicholson at JJ's Grill and Chill in Bella Vista
06.22
- Blues Therapy with Brick Fields at Bears Place in Fayetteville
- Open Mic at Foghorns in Fayetteville
- Pat Ryan Key at Bike Rack Brewing Company in Bentonville
06.23
- Isayah's Allstars at Foghorns on 15th in Fayetteville
- Roger Thomas at Bentonville Brewing in Bentonville
- Jim Jernigan Three for Notes at Night at Ramo d' Olivo in Bentonville
- Gary Hutchison at JJ's Grill and Chill in Forth Smith
- Levee Town at Warrens Rec Room in Alma
06.24
- Full House and The Odds for Happy Hour at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville
- Loose Change at Kingfish in Fayetteville
- Brick Fields at Nomads Music Lounge in Fayetteville
- Dawn Cate and the Rhythm Kings at Jose's Southwest Grill in Springdale
- Roger Thomas at The Boars Nest in Rogers
- Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival
06.25
- The Mojo Trio at Foghorns in Fayetteville
- Michael Tisdale at JJ's Grill and Chill in Fayetteville
- Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival
Mark Your Calendar
- 06/24-06/25 Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Fest
- 06/26 School of Rock Spring Concert at Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville
- 06/27 Curtis Salgado at the Meteor Guitar Gallery in Bentonville
- 07/03 Hot Dam Blues in Bella Vista
- 07/09 Mudbugs Cajun and Zydeco Band at The Founders Room in Alma
- 07/30 Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley at The Founders Room in Alma
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On this day
in Blues History
June 17
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Today’s show
features music performed by The Coasters and Peter Green
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sonnyterry211910.html
You have to open your mind. I like the ability to express myself in a deep way. It's the closest music to our humanity - it's like a folk music that rises up out of a culture.
Read more at: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sonnyterry211910.html
Listen
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"The blues is like a planet. It's an enormous topic. You can't ignore the impact that it has had and continues to have on the whole musical culture. It's a tree that everyone is swinging from. Without it, I don't know where I would be. It's indelible and indispensable."
Tom Waits
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Check Out these regular local radio programs
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"The Generic Blues Show" hosted by Paul Kelso airs every Friday night at 9pm on KUAF 91.3FM
Rockin' Hog Radio presents "Sunday Morning Blues" from 8am to 10am every Sunday
LINK
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Get Involved with the Ozark Blues Society
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Annual membership levels begin at $15 and give you so much in return, including meeting new friends while enjoying the best blues artists in the area.
By being a member of The Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas, you are helping to support the Arts and to preserve the Original American Art Form known as The Blues.
Membership Benefits Include:
Weekly E-newsletter
Opportunities to win tickets to events
VIP seating at events (when available)
Discounts on OBS merchandise
Social networking – meeting other people who also love the blues
Opportunities to volunteer on OBS committees and at events
Ability to attend board meetings and vote on upcoming organizational issues and elections
Visit our Website to renew or join! Ozarkbluessociety.org
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